Reality TV star Calum Finest has undergone his sixth hair transplant — this time utilizing locks taken from his beard.
The son of soccer legend George wished to fill out bald spots round his crown and thicken his hairline.
Calum, 42, was so in need of donor hair on his scalp that his surgeon wanted to extract some from his his neck.
Specialists stated Calum was significantly well-suited for the pioneering process as a result of his beard was like a ‘rug’.
The process, which is commonly achieved in a number of two-to-four hour classes over the course of a number of days, can price within the vary of £3,000 to £10,000.
Calum Finest stress-free with employees forward of his sixth hair transplant – which was carried out at Crown Clinic, in Manchester
Specialists stated Calum was significantly effectively suited to the pioneering process as a result of his beard was like a ‘rug’.
Hair transplant surgeon Asim Shahmalak (left) extracting hairs from Calum Finest’s beard
If Calum — who says he has been battling hair loss since his early 20s — wants one other transplant sooner or later, surgeons have urged taking hair from his chest.
Thicker hair works greatest for transplants, because it require fewer drafts to get the identical impact as these with thinner hair. It is because thicker hair blocks gentle from being mirrored off the scalp – which is what provides the looks of baldness.
Beard hair is way thicker than hair discovered on the scalp, so gives additional density for individuals who are experiencing hair loss, Dr Shahmalak stated.
The process was carried out on the Crown Clinic in Manchester, which has handled the likes of Coronation Avenue star Jack Shepherd, Houses Beneath The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts and former footballer Didi Hamann.
Calum stated: ‘I had my sixth hair transplant as a result of I’ve a really aggressive hair loss gene.
‘Whereas all of the transplanted hair I’ve been given has stayed everlasting, I’ve continued to lose extra of my pure hair.
‘It is extremely uncommon to make use of beard hair for a scalp however I’ve been working out of donor hair on the again and facet of my scalp the place surgeons usually extract it due to my earlier procedures.’
The ex-Celeb Massive Brother contestant will benefit from the full advantages of the process after about 9 to 12 months.
By then, all of the transplanted hair could have absolutely grown again and there shall be minimal scarring from the surgical procedure on his neck and scalp.
Calum started balding 20 years in the past in the past, and underwent his first hair transplant process in Eire when he was in his 20s – although it isn’t identified the place.
He then underwent three extra with Dr Asim Shahmalak at Crown Clinic between 2012 and 2015.
In 2021, the mannequin had a fifth transplant in Turkey, at Istanbul’s Cosmedica Clinic
Calum stated: ‘With out Dr Shahmalak’s assist, I’d look utterly totally different.
‘I appear and feel ten years youthful with my hair preserved, because of the wonders of science and the talent of my surgeon.
‘However extra essential than that I really feel so a lot better about myself. If science can kind out an issue, why not use it if it will enhance your psychological well being and put a smile in your face?’
His dad, former Manchester United star George, had a full head of hair proper as much as his dying 18 years in the past aged 59.
Balding Calum, 42, was so in need of donor hair on his scalp that the surgeon took greater than 1 / 4 of the donor grafts from his neck
Beard hair is way thicker than hair discovered on the scalp, so gives additional density for individuals who are experiencing hair loss, Dr Shahmalak stated
Calum Finest, who has been shedding his hair since his early 20s, joking with employees at Crown Clinic forward of his sixth hair transplant
Calum pictured after his third hair transplant in 2015 (left) and earlier than he had it achieved (proper)
Medics used the follicular unit extraction (FUE) approach for the process — the place particular person grafts are taken out one-by-one after which replanted.
Dr Shahmalak transplanted 2,000 grafts to bulk up Calum’s hair, together with 550 from simply beneath his jawline.
Dr Shahmalak stated: ‘Calum has a really thick beard significantly simply beneath the neck the place the density is sort of a rug… he has such a robust cowl there.
‘Neck hair is thicker and nice for offering added density for a affected person corresponding to Calum who chooses to not take treatment to decelerate his pure hair loss.’
Calum may have saved extra of his hair by taking the clinically confirmed prescription drug finasteride which slows down or halts balding.
However he works out each day and is reluctant to take any pointless treatment.
Some males taking it expertise a lack of libido — which involved him.
He added: ‘I’m very acutely aware of what I put in my physique. I’ve been combating my hair loss for the previous 20 years and I do know a lot of guys of their forties and fifties making an attempt to save lots of their hair and they’re taking Finasteride. It’s simply not for me.’
Dr Shahmalak was the primary within the UK to carry out an eyelash transplant on a younger lady from Manchester in 2008.
He’s additionally one of many few surgeons within the UK to supply eyebrow, beard and sideburn transplants.
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